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tax dollars the story coming up. and from preventing cyber attacks against the u.s. to making government more transparent our team goes to capitol hill today to hear what lawmakers are doing to keep you to keep us safe and how to make government more open. and it was nearly ten years ago the iraq war started the u.s. invaded over claims the country was producing weapons of mass destruction but that wasn't the case along with the thousands of lives lost on both sides we'll look at the financial impact the war has had here in the u.s. . it's wednesday march thirteenth four pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wahl and you're watching our t.v. . well again with the deadly drug war and mexico over the last several years the u.s. and mexico have worked together to take on deadly drug cartels the war just south of the border has claimed seventy thousand lives and new information shows that more than twenty thousand people disappeared during the last mexican ministration now a scathing report from when rights watch says that many of the disappearance as are actually being car
tax dollars the story coming up. and from preventing cyber attacks against the u.s. to making government more transparent our team goes to capitol hill today to hear what lawmakers are doing to keep you to keep us safe and how to make government more open. and it was nearly ten years ago the iraq war started the u.s. invaded over claims the country was producing weapons of mass destruction but that wasn't the case along with the thousands of lives lost on both sides we'll look at the financial...
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have to answer to shareholders how they don't i don't know this but you know this immigration there's tax reform there's tons of things education reform i mean where do you start and where do you stop they can't get along i mean you've got harry reid and boehner boehner telling harry reid to f. i'm self didn't know that. well i did agree with them but it's more i don't know egos or you know to show who's right or wrong and they're not working for the people i think we should fire all these bombs throw them out and start over though the rift between parties has widened recently as regards mistrust of the federal government sentiment about congress is actually pretty uniform across party lines almost sixty percent of people declaring all different party affiliations so that they disapprove of congress and they place the blame squarely on members not the system it looks like the only bipartisan agreement coming out of the capitol these days is our collective disapproval in washington d.c. and kurdistan quist party we're talking about cyber security moments ago when general keith alexander is
have to answer to shareholders how they don't i don't know this but you know this immigration there's tax reform there's tons of things education reform i mean where do you start and where do you stop they can't get along i mean you've got harry reid and boehner boehner telling harry reid to f. i'm self didn't know that. well i did agree with them but it's more i don't know egos or you know to show who's right or wrong and they're not working for the people i think we should fire all these...
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a lot of that is down in terms of you know federal tax dollars. they're getting an extra return a little tax you know that is not how it was but yeah there's a there's a there's something of an a well i would that was my point though is my point richard is that is that we don't because were a duration and so would have been be inaccurate to say that when the e.u. was formed they sort of did it half way they did a national currency but they didn't give the individual states the power that we give states as part of the united states of america and as a consequence that loss of economic sovereignty has translated into a loss of political sovereignty for those states and if that's the case along before the e.u. disintegrates. well i think that's the question of the day i think you know if you start talking about the european central bank and its power the european union and its power and germany's dominance of both then i think you're really looking at the potential disintegration of the european union you're also seeing very clearly that while it cla
a lot of that is down in terms of you know federal tax dollars. they're getting an extra return a little tax you know that is not how it was but yeah there's a there's a there's something of an a well i would that was my point though is my point richard is that is that we don't because were a duration and so would have been be inaccurate to say that when the e.u. was formed they sort of did it half way they did a national currency but they didn't give the individual states the power that we...
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from the edge of bankruptcy after nicosia rejects a european bailout offer sparked by an unprecedented tax on savers got the latest this hour. as russia's premier likens europe's handling of the bailout for bullet a china shop warning brussels antics could spark a new crisis. and other big stories of the day barack obama arrives in israel for the first time as u.s. president but they struggle to close the growing gap between the country's middle east policy. and russian and u.n. human rights officials sound the alarm over the treatment of prisoners at guantanamo bay is u.s. military officials trying to downplay a mass hunger strike at the detention center. good evening you've just joined us kevin live at the hour to new center tonight our top story the scenes of relief and indeed celebration greeted the cypriot parliament's rejection of attacks on bank deposits the one off levy linked to an e.u. bailout deal would have saved millions of account holders lose up to a tenth of the savings are being condemned by officials in the public alike but the country now finds itself of course on the br
from the edge of bankruptcy after nicosia rejects a european bailout offer sparked by an unprecedented tax on savers got the latest this hour. as russia's premier likens europe's handling of the bailout for bullet a china shop warning brussels antics could spark a new crisis. and other big stories of the day barack obama arrives in israel for the first time as u.s. president but they struggle to close the growing gap between the country's middle east policy. and russian and u.n. human rights...
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as you've just heard seems of relief from celebration greeted the cyprus parliament's rejection of a tax on bank deposits the one off levy linked to an e.u. bailout deal would have saved millions of account holders lose up to a tenth of the savings of being condemned by officials and the public alike but the country now of course finds itself on the brink of bankruptcy and having rejected the terms it may have to turn to russia for assistance can off has more. right now cyprus is in a very difficult position because it's rejected the proposal by the european union and the troika to tax private bank accounts and now frankly there are not many places for cyprus to turn for help and actually one of these places is russia and the site bid finance minister has been in the russian capital the entire day he's met with his russian counterpart and would be the first the deputy prime minister there is speculation that cyprus is asking russia for a loan so far the finance minister said that you are satisfied with the negotiations but no official offer has been made so far although he himself said h
as you've just heard seems of relief from celebration greeted the cyprus parliament's rejection of a tax on bank deposits the one off levy linked to an e.u. bailout deal would have saved millions of account holders lose up to a tenth of the savings of being condemned by officials and the public alike but the country now of course finds itself on the brink of bankruptcy and having rejected the terms it may have to turn to russia for assistance can off has more. right now cyprus is in a very...
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it is a not so much a stealth tax as a sort of a swipe tax is that a very quickly and in some ways you could say that this is actually. on one level a prototype for how the country will timidly have to leave the euro zone entirely have to be done very quickly almost overnight with a certain sort of grab at the doors of the banks trying to make sure that the bank machines are basically switched off and then seeing the public in disarray that the following day and a huge crisis in parliament so whatever happens in terms of the the taxing and back accounts i think we're going to see this model of of how. democracies and how the the economy has to deal with a certain us are in crisis repeated in one scale in one form or another and quite possibly on a larger scale but let's hope not well leave the sun isn't shining in london by the looks of things and it's certainly not shining in cyprus although it should be thank you very much indeed les thanks for joining us live there that's leigh rather i'm in london. well the aftershocks of the proposition have been felt with other countries of cours
it is a not so much a stealth tax as a sort of a swipe tax is that a very quickly and in some ways you could say that this is actually. on one level a prototype for how the country will timidly have to leave the euro zone entirely have to be done very quickly almost overnight with a certain sort of grab at the doors of the banks trying to make sure that the bank machines are basically switched off and then seeing the public in disarray that the following day and a huge crisis in parliament so...
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knew cyprus would reject the bank tax why would they push for a tax that had no chance of being accepted all postes. that is what i cannot answer to you because i can assume it was it was the mentality of troika. come again and again in every country in which they try this policies with these unfair and unfeeling. and the problems question when are they going to stall and it seems so we suggest that we. go for for another direction we have today suggested a good thing to do east. look. at mosco and maybe accept the invitation and even get a communication from president putin so that the president of the republic of cyprus accompanied by the main party leaders visit in the next us and to try and find a better program there we are more cultured and can be safe and more reliable . thing to do done keep keep negotiating we trade which had showed us nine months now that every day the negotiation coming in going back and back and forth but on which show does not we cannot accept them to be reliable and they show does that they have no no when in which they are truly. as we saw with greece for
knew cyprus would reject the bank tax why would they push for a tax that had no chance of being accepted all postes. that is what i cannot answer to you because i can assume it was it was the mentality of troika. come again and again in every country in which they try this policies with these unfair and unfeeling. and the problems question when are they going to stall and it seems so we suggest that we. go for for another direction we have today suggested a good thing to do east. look. at mosco...
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the social programs in exchange for cooperation on tax reform during the debt ceiling debacle of two thousand and eleven for example he famously suggested raising the age at which seniors start receiving medicare benefits like bill clinton before him obama seems to have an obsession with compromise even when it screws the middle class clinton if you remember worked with newt gingrich in the republican house to pass the one nine hundred ninety six welfare reform bill a bill has made life miserable for the long term unemployed of the great recession because of social security net that obama now equal apparently says he supports will be equally as damaging what's even scarier is the president's flippant attitude toward programs millions of americans depend on just to get by in february said he didn't want to raise the medicare eligibility age but the question remains how much can we progress is trust someone who regularly plays politics with essential benefits and who is he actually fighting for we talked on the show before about obama's connections to pete peterson the wall street bill
the social programs in exchange for cooperation on tax reform during the debt ceiling debacle of two thousand and eleven for example he famously suggested raising the age at which seniors start receiving medicare benefits like bill clinton before him obama seems to have an obsession with compromise even when it screws the middle class clinton if you remember worked with newt gingrich in the republican house to pass the one nine hundred ninety six welfare reform bill a bill has made life...
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very difficult position because it's rejected the proposal by the european union and the troika to tax private bank accounts and now frankly there are not many places for cyprus to turn for help and actually one of these places is russia and the site that finance minister has been in the russian capital the entire day he's met with his russian counterpart and with the first deputy prime minister there is speculation that cyprus is asking russia for a loan so far the finance minister said that he was satisfied with the negotiations but no official offer has been made so far although he himself said he's not leaving moscow until an agreement is reached all of this is happening. while anger and anger a miracle being furious over cyprus talking to moscow about this all together since earlier she strongly advised the country not to even discuss the issue with anybody else but brussels or the troika and actually we know that the president personally told what he will put in about his country's problems decision to reject the european union's proposal and we also already know that cyprus alre
very difficult position because it's rejected the proposal by the european union and the troika to tax private bank accounts and now frankly there are not many places for cyprus to turn for help and actually one of these places is russia and the site that finance minister has been in the russian capital the entire day he's met with his russian counterpart and with the first deputy prime minister there is speculation that cyprus is asking russia for a loan so far the finance minister said that...
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a bank deposit tax be imposed now this could amount to up to nine point nine percent of of those who have more than one hundred thousand euros in the back and for many people their it's their entire life savings that they have that are they feel are now in trouble and the panic that has been stirred over the weekend people trying to get money out of the cash machines but electronic transfers have been stopped and the machines have been running out of money and people there are calling this essentially unfair unjust and simply robbery their their savings being taken away from them the president of the country however have has been painting this acceptance of the bailout as crucial for the country says that if. this requirement is not passed then the country will might be forced to get out of the euro of the euro zone area and therefore some people feel that the country has really been put in a position where it has no choice but to accept everything that has be handed down by brussels by e.u. leaders by the meetings that they have here as far as the people are concerned again they rea
a bank deposit tax be imposed now this could amount to up to nine point nine percent of of those who have more than one hundred thousand euros in the back and for many people their it's their entire life savings that they have that are they feel are now in trouble and the panic that has been stirred over the weekend people trying to get money out of the cash machines but electronic transfers have been stopped and the machines have been running out of money and people there are calling this...
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chancellor delivered his twenty thirteen budget to parliament despite three years of spending cuts and tax highs the country is still on the brink of a triple dip recession richard wellings of from the institute of economic affairs a says of the chancellor is suffocating the economy with his strategy. other people are pretty pessimistic about their long term outlook they don't think there's going to be this two or three percent growth that the government predicts in a couple of years' time obviously the big question mark is over what happens in the eurozone which accounts for around forty percent of u.k. exports and if they are just goes from crisis to crisis as we've seen recently in cyprus that's going to really have a very good name effect on growth you know u.k. so it's completely unpredictable this huge uncertainty in this context a cautious chance that would have actually made some greater spending actually put the public promises on a more prudent for turning to what we didn't see was a massive program of t.v. regulation and this is really the way for him to get out of his current f
chancellor delivered his twenty thirteen budget to parliament despite three years of spending cuts and tax highs the country is still on the brink of a triple dip recession richard wellings of from the institute of economic affairs a says of the chancellor is suffocating the economy with his strategy. other people are pretty pessimistic about their long term outlook they don't think there's going to be this two or three percent growth that the government predicts in a couple of years' time...
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life the art scene you center at night cypress says no to any bailout that would have meant to harsh tax old savers and pins its soap instead of striking a deal with russia we'll bring you up to speed on the latest. russian the un human rights officials sound the alarm over the treatment of prisoners at guantanamo bay as u.s. military officials try to downplay mass hunger strike at the detention center. barack obama arrives in israel for the first time as u.s. president but may struggle to close the growing gap between the country's middle east policies. and an iraqi terrorist group with links to al qaeda claims responsibility for bombings that killed dozens in baghdad further unsettle the country ten years on from the u.s. led invasion. all over again even she if you're just joining us my name is kevin and this is art international live from moscow our top story that you just heard scenes of relief from celebration greeted the cyprus parliament's rejection of a tax on bank deposits the one off levy linked to an e.u. bailout deal would have seen millions of account holders lose up to a t
life the art scene you center at night cypress says no to any bailout that would have meant to harsh tax old savers and pins its soap instead of striking a deal with russia we'll bring you up to speed on the latest. russian the un human rights officials sound the alarm over the treatment of prisoners at guantanamo bay as u.s. military officials try to downplay mass hunger strike at the detention center. barack obama arrives in israel for the first time as u.s. president but may struggle to...
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edge of bankruptcy after because see it rejects a european and that often spiked by an unprecedented tax on savers to put the latest. like a bull in a china shop but so russian president dmitri medvedev destroyed the bailout tax i think that the plan was nothing less than the soviet expropriation of property. russia the e.u. and human rights officials sound the alarm over the treatment of prisoners in guantanamo bay u.s. military officials try to downplay a mass hunger strike in the detention center. and barack obama arrives in israel for the first time as u.s. president but may struggle to close the growing gap between the country's middle east policy it's. very good even if you just joined us is kevin over here live the r.t. new center tonight our top story the scenes overleaf and celebration greeted the cypriot parliament's rejection of that tax on bank deposits the one off levy linked to an e.u. bailout deal would have seen millions of account holders lose up to a tenth of the savings had been condemned by officials in the public alike but the country of course now finds itself on th
edge of bankruptcy after because see it rejects a european and that often spiked by an unprecedented tax on savers to put the latest. like a bull in a china shop but so russian president dmitri medvedev destroyed the bailout tax i think that the plan was nothing less than the soviet expropriation of property. russia the e.u. and human rights officials sound the alarm over the treatment of prisoners in guantanamo bay u.s. military officials try to downplay a mass hunger strike in the detention...
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right now so this is just rejected the bailout plan by brussels and the troika off key investors to tax private bank accounts in cyprus and frankly there aren't that many places to turn to right now for assistance to cypriot finance minister is in moscow he's met with his russian counterpart and he's said that he's satisfied little negotiations but at the same time added i don't want to show off or has been made so for a little very strict elation that cyprus is going to ask russia for a loan but we do know that the country already holds moscow two and a half billion year old this is for another loan which was given to the currency back in two thousand and eleven back then it exceeded ten percent of its g.d.p. and helped its economy stay afloat so the big question now is is cyprus going for broke is it going to ask russia for a complete bailout package but the big picture is angle in merkel is completely furious with cyprus even talking to moscow about this even though it's widely acknowledged that up to thirty percent of deposits on the sites bank accounts belong to russian businesses.
right now so this is just rejected the bailout plan by brussels and the troika off key investors to tax private bank accounts in cyprus and frankly there aren't that many places to turn to right now for assistance to cypriot finance minister is in moscow he's met with his russian counterpart and he's said that he's satisfied little negotiations but at the same time added i don't want to show off or has been made so for a little very strict elation that cyprus is going to ask russia for a loan...
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see them out we would have collected would be introduced to this tax for private very good crowds we need time for the country is running out the supreme banking system is still shut down and the country's president said that the crisis must be resolved before the end of the day. and the european central bank says it will have to cut cypresses funding unless the island state gets a bailout soon robert always chairman of the bridge group which is nice think tank believes the ease pressure on cyprus exposes a worrying hierarchy within the block. it seems that certain countries such as germany are we pushing their own agenda in those countries are the small and can't really stand up to the larger interests in the your opinion the large financial interests of french and german banks are really pushed around and are and are bullied and do not get a good deal and this is very dark from the e.u. to try and take percentage of the savings of the p. banks which is actually we could argue that's actually breaching e.u. rules on protection taking deposits so it's actually very silly and it's als
see them out we would have collected would be introduced to this tax for private very good crowds we need time for the country is running out the supreme banking system is still shut down and the country's president said that the crisis must be resolved before the end of the day. and the european central bank says it will have to cut cypresses funding unless the island state gets a bailout soon robert always chairman of the bridge group which is nice think tank believes the ease pressure on...
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threaten to cut cyprus off from emergency funds that the island nation rejected an unprecedented brussels tax on bank deposits. is the parliament for us now. emotions are really running high i saw several people who were hysterical the police were handing somewhat bottles of water to them because they really really were very angry at the chanting that they're saying they're saying leave the bank alone now that's one of the two biggest bands of cyprus that is in trouble at the center of this whole of financial crisis here in cyprus and they are staff members and family members of the leaky bank staff and there are afraid that the government may decide to close down the back altogether or resort to job cuts were different figures coming out but for now they're just worried about the possibility of being there telling the government do not at all do this already cyprus is seeing a huge liquidity crunch a cash problems cash flow problems here we know that the european central bank has given an ultimatum to the country that they will only provide funding to cyprus until monday the twenty fifth the
threaten to cut cyprus off from emergency funds that the island nation rejected an unprecedented brussels tax on bank deposits. is the parliament for us now. emotions are really running high i saw several people who were hysterical the police were handing somewhat bottles of water to them because they really really were very angry at the chanting that they're saying they're saying leave the bank alone now that's one of the two biggest bands of cyprus that is in trouble at the center of this...
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russia slams the proposal is unfair and dangerous with some experts saying if the tax is brought in may have to rethink its help for ailing europe. plus state of denial the u.s. military maintains there's no mass hunger strike. or more than one hundred detainees are reportedly starving themselves in protest at mistreatment. no war or peace we ask what washington and its allies have left behind in iraq as more deadly bombing strikes the nation at the ten year anniversary of the u.s. led invasion. you're watching live from moscow it is seven pm here in the russian capital the parliament in cyprus has delayed until tuesday a decision on whether to allow an e.u. bailout which will cost its citizens millions of. every bank customer customer out will have that cash taxed if it goes through the plan that caused panic over the weekend with people emptying a.t.m. machines fearing their life savings could be plundered correspondent tess alasania reports on the implications. the e.u. finance ministers as the and the international monetary fund had agreed upon a ten billion euro bailout for the cou
russia slams the proposal is unfair and dangerous with some experts saying if the tax is brought in may have to rethink its help for ailing europe. plus state of denial the u.s. military maintains there's no mass hunger strike. or more than one hundred detainees are reportedly starving themselves in protest at mistreatment. no war or peace we ask what washington and its allies have left behind in iraq as more deadly bombing strikes the nation at the ten year anniversary of the u.s. led...
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investors earlier the cypriot quadrant rejected enjoy this bailout proposal which included taxing private bank accounts and. the countries or the cypriot. media reports that the country's parliament is to review one alternative where of trying to resolve the crisis on thursday in that many details are not known but perhaps it could include our plans to tap into social funds or at the retirement fund through through which simply its authority squared to collect around five billion euros which is pretty much the same amount we would have collected would be introduced of this tax for private very good crowds to meet time for the country is running out of the supreme banking system is still shut down and the country's president has said that the crisis must be resolved before the end of the day. the european central bank says it will cut cypresses funding starting from next week if no rescue plan is agreed well robert always chairman of the bruges group which is nice focus think tank believes the u.s. pressure on cyprus exposes a worrying hierarchy within the bloc it seems that certain countr
investors earlier the cypriot quadrant rejected enjoy this bailout proposal which included taxing private bank accounts and. the countries or the cypriot. media reports that the country's parliament is to review one alternative where of trying to resolve the crisis on thursday in that many details are not known but perhaps it could include our plans to tap into social funds or at the retirement fund through through which simply its authority squared to collect around five billion euros which is...
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you know to release the taxes that the israelis are holding on the palestinians. there will be no circumvent freeze so that's that's a major stumbling block. i don't think that there will be too much out of this whole visit for the palestinians thank you very much a very good graham and activist to any gods are they talking to us live. right now if you want to express or to express your opinion on the stories that we cover here on our t.v. you can of course go to r.t. dot com. we actually want you to take part in a poll were asking you want to use see obama's real intentions of coming to israel now he's up twenty three percent of you think the way to keep israel from attacking iran that's the reason why he was there sixty five percent of you says it was a pyrrhic stunt that will achieve nothing while percent of you say paying lip service only to palestine while four percent of you they think that attempting to resume the peace talks now of course or you can pass a your voice on r.t. dot com do you go there we want to know what you think of blood this subject the f
you know to release the taxes that the israelis are holding on the palestinians. there will be no circumvent freeze so that's that's a major stumbling block. i don't think that there will be too much out of this whole visit for the palestinians thank you very much a very good graham and activist to any gods are they talking to us live. right now if you want to express or to express your opinion on the stories that we cover here on our t.v. you can of course go to r.t. dot com. we actually want...
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with some experts saying if the tax is brought in may have to rethink its help for ailing europe. the u.s. military maintains there is no mass hunger strike at guantanamo bay more than one hundred detainees are reportedly starving themselves in protest at mistreatment. what washington and its allies have left behind in iraq because more deadly bombings strike the nation ahead of the ten year anniversary of the u.s. led invasion of top stories. international news and comment from our studio in. twenty four hours a day the parliament in cyprus is delayed until choose the decision on whether to and. which will cost its citizens millions of their hard earned euros every bank customer will have their cash taxed if it goes through the plan cause panic over the weekend with people emptying a.t.m. machines fearing their life savings could be plundered correspondent reports on the implications the e.u. finance ministers as the and the international monetary fund had agreed upon a ten billion euro bailout for the country on the condition that this tax a bank deposit tax be imposed now this
with some experts saying if the tax is brought in may have to rethink its help for ailing europe. the u.s. military maintains there is no mass hunger strike at guantanamo bay more than one hundred detainees are reportedly starving themselves in protest at mistreatment. what washington and its allies have left behind in iraq because more deadly bombings strike the nation ahead of the ten year anniversary of the u.s. led invasion of top stories. international news and comment from our studio in....
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the taxes that you want do we have to think about all people what if assuming russia doesn't decide to help outside of prison what's wrong with that i guess i don't understand if somebody doesn't want to help you but you can get help elsewhere why is that a problem. well the problem is don't forget that we are headed for elections in germany we have elections here in the area where have elections stated we have elections in germany as a whole the whole rescue packages that we have gone through in the past have been totally on public with determined how taxpayer and. we're going to have now with a simple solution to what we've got in the past you just cannot sell it to the german taxpayer i guess that's an issue as well. also you don't you shouldn't forget that those negotiations go she was a cyprus are very complicated every party has to keep up its bargaining power and so we it's like a mystery you know. you have to be on guard you have to bluff and god knows what will happen and us germans we're not saying we shouldn't hold cyprus but the germans told that at the end of the day the m
the taxes that you want do we have to think about all people what if assuming russia doesn't decide to help outside of prison what's wrong with that i guess i don't understand if somebody doesn't want to help you but you can get help elsewhere why is that a problem. well the problem is don't forget that we are headed for elections in germany we have elections here in the area where have elections stated we have elections in germany as a whole the whole rescue packages that we have gone through...
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russia condemns the proposal as unfair and dangerous with some experts saying if the tax is brought in moscow may have to rethink its help ailing europe. the u.s. military maintains there is no mass hunger strike at guantanamo bay where more than one hundred detainees are reportedly starving themselves in protest mistreatment. and no war peace we also want washington and its allies have left behind in iraq as more deadly bombings strike the nation ahead of the ten year anniversary of the u.s. led invasion our top stories this hour. international news and comment live from our studio center here in moscow this is the twenty four hour a day the parliament in cyprus has delayed until tomorrow a decision on whether to allow an e.u. bailout which will cost its citizens millions of the euro's every bank customer will have their cash taxed if it goes through the plan calls panic over the weekend with people emptying a.t.m. machines fearing their life savings could be plundered correspondent cynthia reports on the implications. the e.u. finance ministers as the and the international monetary f
russia condemns the proposal as unfair and dangerous with some experts saying if the tax is brought in moscow may have to rethink its help ailing europe. the u.s. military maintains there is no mass hunger strike at guantanamo bay where more than one hundred detainees are reportedly starving themselves in protest mistreatment. and no war peace we also want washington and its allies have left behind in iraq as more deadly bombings strike the nation ahead of the ten year anniversary of the u.s....
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growth over three percent only time in the history the united states top tax rates were at ninety one percent how can that be a bad thing well right now we're not in the forty's fifty's sixty's i mean though there's a lot of tax rate that drop there's a lot of bad policies from the forty's fifty's and sixty's and a lot of americans don't want to go back to right now. let's see before the civil rights act that's so security is running broke so i think americans would appreciate that being fish out of the out of the sixty's. forty's and fifty's at the end of the day the republicans mitt romney really phrased it badly but at the end of the day if you look at the economics and you look at the statistics behind his point he's very right a report came out this year that showed forty seven percent of americans aren't paying taxes they're not getting into the system they are not getting they are paying for not paying several taxes are you just running he was running they were federal office now come on your you know you say this. really did that want to do if you look at the the language he u
growth over three percent only time in the history the united states top tax rates were at ninety one percent how can that be a bad thing well right now we're not in the forty's fifty's sixty's i mean though there's a lot of tax rate that drop there's a lot of bad policies from the forty's fifty's and sixty's and a lot of americans don't want to go back to right now. let's see before the civil rights act that's so security is running broke so i think americans would appreciate that being fish...
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rejected the bailout plan proposed by brussels and mostly the so-called droid of investors which included taxing private bank accounts the country is still on the verge of bankruptcy there is unconfirmed speculation that the cypriot calment is a looking at an alternative plan to get out get out of the crisis which may even allegedly include getting out of the eurozone altogether but time is running out for the country and its president said that a decision must be made before the end off the day and for more on all this i'm now joined by the editor in chief of the business new europe magazine ben eris mr ayres thank you very much for joining me and well about this latest speculation it's really unconfirmed reports but theoretically how possible is it for cyprus to actually get out of the euro zone and what consequences may this. could happen i mean. being pushed into a corner being told to come up with five point eight billion dollars and they have got it and they hear it must go negotiate with the russians trying to raise the money but then if the russians say no then they simply haven't got th
rejected the bailout plan proposed by brussels and mostly the so-called droid of investors which included taxing private bank accounts the country is still on the verge of bankruptcy there is unconfirmed speculation that the cypriot calment is a looking at an alternative plan to get out get out of the crisis which may even allegedly include getting out of the eurozone altogether but time is running out for the country and its president said that a decision must be made before the end off the...
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in a panic over a planned tax savings accounts as part of an european union and i.m.f. deal the so-called rescue plan for the tiny eurozone country would say a one time levy on deposits to avoid a national default ati's correspondent i saw similar reports from the heart of the . well today is a crucial day for cyprus as its parliament votes on ratifying that new one time bank deposit tax that has really come as a surprise when it was announced over the weekend the people in cyprus already having reacted with a bit of a panic no this came about as the e.u. finance ministers as the and the international monetary fund had agreed upon a ten billion euro bailout for the country on the condition that this. bank deposit tax be imposed now this could amount to up to nine point nine percent of those who have more than one hundred thousand euros in the bag and for many people there it's their entire life savings that they have that are they feel are now in trouble and the panic that has been stirred over the weekend people trying to get money out of the cash machines but electron
in a panic over a planned tax savings accounts as part of an european union and i.m.f. deal the so-called rescue plan for the tiny eurozone country would say a one time levy on deposits to avoid a national default ati's correspondent i saw similar reports from the heart of the . well today is a crucial day for cyprus as its parliament votes on ratifying that new one time bank deposit tax that has really come as a surprise when it was announced over the weekend the people in cyprus already...
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if the republicans will shoot their tax well this is b.s. and a new found last in my mind is a mutual suicide pact that's where the problem with the democratic santa clause is that the way the programs are structured now they're requiring all they're requiring a lot more work out of fewer and fewer elves to produce this santa clause packages that were expected out well that's that's a debate we just have right if we can agree to disagree on that but i'm wondering what you know what you guys are thinking about how there's how this president is dealing with the republicans in congress i mean it's like he keeps throwing them stuff and they can't go on with it which things you throw because i've missed a lot he sees offered his offer to cut social security's offer to cut medicare i mean why doesn't he just do it he's got his i was in the right a plan b. there was that he was here because id the good is about that because we're going to solution the constitution says that only congress can but as he could offer up a budget which he's been require
if the republicans will shoot their tax well this is b.s. and a new found last in my mind is a mutual suicide pact that's where the problem with the democratic santa clause is that the way the programs are structured now they're requiring all they're requiring a lot more work out of fewer and fewer elves to produce this santa clause packages that were expected out well that's that's a debate we just have right if we can agree to disagree on that but i'm wondering what you know what you guys are...
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the vent here angry crowds you're seeing ringing the cypriot parliament demanding the rejection of a tax that would see savers bailing out banks that levy could see people lose up to ten percent of their life savings or for cyprus to qualify for these pictures being broadcast live from the parliament now by artie's roughly video news agency or that streaming online to. express his concern over the ongoing hunger strike in guantanamo bay despite authorities efforts to play down the protests we've got the latest there this hour. busy news night a series of bomb attacks through baghdad killing dozens and injuring hundreds as iraq struggles to get back on its feet on the tenth anniversary of the u.s. led invasion. good evening this is our kevin oh it's good to have you company our top story a rocket attack on a town outside aleppo in syria's north has left dozens dead including sixteen government soldiers details about what actually happened on the ground within but there are reports that chemical weapons could have been used both the syrian government and the opposition are accusing each ot
the vent here angry crowds you're seeing ringing the cypriot parliament demanding the rejection of a tax that would see savers bailing out banks that levy could see people lose up to ten percent of their life savings or for cyprus to qualify for these pictures being broadcast live from the parliament now by artie's roughly video news agency or that streaming online to. express his concern over the ongoing hunger strike in guantanamo bay despite authorities efforts to play down the protests...
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solve the financial crisis of cyprus it is really a big question here so the controversial deposit tax has been rejected by cyprus but has crossed the red line in proposing the idea that is the view of nigel ferrars a u.k. independence party things brussels has sent a strong signal to the people of europe. even in my diaries predictions in this parliament over the years about the way the e.u. bosses were behaving never did i think they would in a completely unprecedented manner resort to stealing money from people's bank accounts and the message that sends to people who got savings in banks in most countries certainly if i was there is get your money out while you can do not invest anywhere in the euro zone you've got to be mad to do so because it's now run by people who don't respect democracy who don't respect the rule of law who don't respect the basic principles upon which western civilization is supposed to be based by our propping up a euro zone which in the end is going to collapse in disastrous failure are they are prepared to do anything to do so i think that this decision thi
solve the financial crisis of cyprus it is really a big question here so the controversial deposit tax has been rejected by cyprus but has crossed the red line in proposing the idea that is the view of nigel ferrars a u.k. independence party things brussels has sent a strong signal to the people of europe. even in my diaries predictions in this parliament over the years about the way the e.u. bosses were behaving never did i think they would in a completely unprecedented manner resort to...
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right now since it's just rejected the bailout plan by brussels and the troika off key investors to tax private bank accounts in cyprus and frankly there are that many places to turn to right now for assistance from the cypriot finance minister is in moscow he's met with his russian counterpart and he said that he's satisfied with the negotiations but at the same time added that no official offer has been made so far although the minister is now planning to meet with russia's first deputy prime minister and said that he's not leaving moscow until an agreement is reached there is speculation that cyprus is going to ask russia for a loan but we do know that the country already holds a moscow two and a half a billion euros this is for another loan which was given to the country back in two thousand and eleven back then it exceeded ten percent of its g.d.p. and helped its economy stay afloat but the big question now is is cyprus going for broke is it going to ask a russia for a complete bailout package but the big picture is angle and merkel is completely furious with cyprus even talking to
right now since it's just rejected the bailout plan by brussels and the troika off key investors to tax private bank accounts in cyprus and frankly there are that many places to turn to right now for assistance from the cypriot finance minister is in moscow he's met with his russian counterpart and he said that he's satisfied with the negotiations but at the same time added that no official offer has been made so far although the minister is now planning to meet with russia's first deputy prime...
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s in a panic over a planned tax on savings accounts as part of a european union and i.m.f. deal the so-called rescue plan for the tiny eurozone country would see a one time levy on deposits to avoid a national default in exchange the e.u. was promised a ten billion euro bailout to heal the battered economy there under proposed terms of the package people in cyprus with less than one hundred thousand euros in their accounts would have to pay a tax of around seven percent of that those who savings are greater would be hit up with a ten percent tax is the first first such move where private depository would be forced to sacrifice their money to foot the bill bellowed conditions have been deeply criticized there are expected to have mainly the poor people and pensioners are the hardest moreover fears are mounting over the intense outflow of cash from the country people's anger is cause the parliamentary vote on the deal to be delayed until today dr helen samuel you from the leading british think tank the brewers group thinks the tiny island state is feeling blackmailed and is u
s in a panic over a planned tax on savings accounts as part of a european union and i.m.f. deal the so-called rescue plan for the tiny eurozone country would see a one time levy on deposits to avoid a national default in exchange the e.u. was promised a ten billion euro bailout to heal the battered economy there under proposed terms of the package people in cyprus with less than one hundred thousand euros in their accounts would have to pay a tax of around seven percent of that those who...
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has found a cheaper way to deal with the housing crisis the so-called tax means that many who live in social housing would either lose around fourteen percent of the benefits of the have a spare room or move. looks at how the less well off a trapped in a catch twenty two. brian rider didn't ask for a two bedroom flat when he applied for emergency accommodation it was what the council gave him it was meant to be temporary and he's now live to fourteen yes it's my home of my dad my higher we've done all the work and we've put the wood paneling on the. we in fact stop decorating halfway through when we realize there are more i have to move because i can afford it and what's the point of decorating when i want it to improve but yeah it's more harm not all of my good morning it will upset me to move on but brian who suffers from osteoporosis and can't work has little choice the government's so-called bedroom tax comes into effect from april first six hundred forty thousand social housing tenants with at least one spare room i have to cough up the cash from that already stretched budgets wi
has found a cheaper way to deal with the housing crisis the so-called tax means that many who live in social housing would either lose around fourteen percent of the benefits of the have a spare room or move. looks at how the less well off a trapped in a catch twenty two. brian rider didn't ask for a two bedroom flat when he applied for emergency accommodation it was what the council gave him it was meant to be temporary and he's now live to fourteen yes it's my home of my dad my higher we've...
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earlier the problems of cyprus rejected to the european union's bailout plan which included introducing a tax for private bank accounts in the country and cyprus is still on the verge of bankruptcy it's expected that it's parliament on thursday should discuss and actually bolt the end of the day on an alternative plan to try to get out of the crisis which may include tapping into the country's social funds including the retirement fund to collect some additional cash but time is running out for the country and its president said that a decision must be made before the end of the day. thank you very much authorities you got a piece going off reporting from moscow keeping us updated on those assigned talks with the finance minister in moscow. the european central bank is increasing the pressure on the prison warning it will cut the country's funding starting from next week if no. rescue plan is agreed meanwhile banks are still paralyzed across the country amid a widespread public anxiety over the deadlock. reports. we're hearing we can see here in cyprus where the central bank had announced tha
earlier the problems of cyprus rejected to the european union's bailout plan which included introducing a tax for private bank accounts in the country and cyprus is still on the verge of bankruptcy it's expected that it's parliament on thursday should discuss and actually bolt the end of the day on an alternative plan to try to get out of the crisis which may include tapping into the country's social funds including the retirement fund to collect some additional cash but time is running out for...
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s in a panic over a planned tax on savings accounts as part of the european union and i.m.f. bailout the so-called rescue plan for the tiny eurozone country would see a one time levy of up to ten percent on deposits to avoid a national default in exchange the promise to a ten billion euro bailout deal to heal the economy under the proposed terms people in cyprus with less than one hundred euros in their accounts would pay a tax of around seven per cent on it and those who savings are greater would be hit up for a ten percent tax is the first such move or private depositors are forced to sacrifice their money to foot the bill bell conditions were deeply criticized there are expected to hit mainly the poor people and pensioners and also affect the rich russians who are known to invest in the country and members of the british forces who are stationed there moreover fears are mounting over the intense cash outflow from the country people's anger is caused the parliament to vote on a parliamentary vote on the deal to be delayed until today dr helen sound really from a leading bri
s in a panic over a planned tax on savings accounts as part of the european union and i.m.f. bailout the so-called rescue plan for the tiny eurozone country would see a one time levy of up to ten percent on deposits to avoid a national default in exchange the promise to a ten billion euro bailout deal to heal the economy under the proposed terms people in cyprus with less than one hundred euros in their accounts would pay a tax of around seven per cent on it and those who savings are greater...
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headquarters the demonstrators demanded that the blocks lead is a refocus on employment and rubble and raising taxes and cutting spending. coming up we had to our washington studio for breaking the sat with haste that's next here not. a you're an investigator been emerson has decided to not let the sins of the recent past go he's demanding that the u.s. government release documents about the cia's program of addition and secret detention of suspected terrorists and recent believe that there is now credible evidence that shows that cia black sites were used to extradite suspected terrorists with neither charges nor access to a lawyer you know nothing says protect a democracy like snagging people in foreign countries without even charging them with a crime this huge investigator may have good intentions but the thing is that no matter how much he and his u.n. pals urge the u.s. to prosecute officials connect with torture or expose classified information they really have no power to do anything if you haven't noticed the un is very happy to section and punish certain countries birdie if you out there a
headquarters the demonstrators demanded that the blocks lead is a refocus on employment and rubble and raising taxes and cutting spending. coming up we had to our washington studio for breaking the sat with haste that's next here not. a you're an investigator been emerson has decided to not let the sins of the recent past go he's demanding that the u.s. government release documents about the cia's program of addition and secret detention of suspected terrorists and recent believe that there is...
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turned into a celebratory mood they were happy that the parliament had not passed this bill imposing a tax on their deposits as far as what goes on the street at the moment it's rather the initial panic really happened over the weekend when that announcement was made from brussels that they will be tax of people were lining up. try to get the money out and yesterday i was talking to some locals who were trying to get some money off the a.t.m. some had run out of cash and this morning when i actually tried to. water they had given me a handful of change and apologizing that they have run out of five euros and ten euro notes because the banks were close so the banks will remain closed today and tomorrow and this will pose a problem in terms of cash flow for the locals the u.k. government as we know it already sets about one million euros in cash to their troops who are here in cyprus just to keep the cash go away now on the bigger level of economic a level if the banks do remain closed this will pose a problem an economy does hit a substantially on the banking sector and there's already been
turned into a celebratory mood they were happy that the parliament had not passed this bill imposing a tax on their deposits as far as what goes on the street at the moment it's rather the initial panic really happened over the weekend when that announcement was made from brussels that they will be tax of people were lining up. try to get the money out and yesterday i was talking to some locals who were trying to get some money off the a.t.m. some had run out of cash and this morning when i...